Journal of Inorganic Materials ›› 2022, Vol. 37 ›› Issue (9): 1001-1008.DOI: 10.15541/jim20210806
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CHEN Hanxiang1(), ZHOU Min1, MO Zhao2, YI Jianjian3, LI Huaming2, XU Hui2()
Received:
2021-12-30
Revised:
2022-04-27
Published:
2022-09-20
Online:
2022-05-09
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XU Hui, professor. E-mail: xh@ujs.edu.cnAbout author:
CHEN Hanxiang (1993-), male, PhD candidate. E-mail: 2350505633@qq.com
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CHEN Hanxiang, ZHOU Min, MO Zhao, YI Jianjian, LI Huaming, XU Hui. 0D/2D CoN/g-C3N4 Composites: Structure and Photocatalytic Performance for Hydrogen Production[J]. Journal of Inorganic Materials, 2022, 37(9): 1001-1008.
Fig. 1 (a) XRD patterns of 2D g-C3N4, and 10% CoN/2D g-C3N4 samples, and CoN, (b) FT-IR spectra of 2D g-C3N4, and CoN/2D g-C3N4 samples, (c) UV-Vis diffuse reflectance spectra of 2D g-C3N4, and CoN/2D g-C3N4 samples, and CoN, (d) N2 adsorption-desorption isomers of 2D g-C3N4 and 10% CoN/2D g-C3N4 Colorful figures are available on website
Fig. 3 (a) Photocatalytic hydrogen evolution with photocatalysts under visible light irradiation, and (b) hydrogen evolution stability test of 10% CoN/2D g-C3N4 under visible light irradiation (10% TEOA as sacrificial agent, 10 mg catalyst usage, xenon lamp as light source, λ>400 nm) Colorful figures are available on website
Fig. 4 (a) Steady-state PL spectra excited at 384 nm, (b) photocurrent-time dependence, (c) electrochemical impedance spectra (EIS) of 2D g-C3N4 and 10% CoN/2D g-C3N4, and (d) Motschottky (MS) curves of 2D g-C3N4 and 10% CoN/2D g-C3N4 Colorful figures are available on website
Fig. 5 ESR spectra of (a, c) DMPO-·O2- and (b, d) ·OH O2- and (b, d) ·OH (a, b) under visible-light irradiation and (c, d) without light irradiation of the 2D g-C3N4 and 10% CoN/2D g-C3N4 Colorful figures are available on website
Photocatalyst | Type of strategy | HER performance /(μmol·g-1·h-1) | Ref. |
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CoN/2D g-C3N4 | Nanosheets Nanostructure | 403.6 | This work |
Melem Oligomer | Functional group | 90 | [6] |
MoS2/g-C3N4 | Cocatalyst | 7.5 | [7] |
BP/g-C3N4 | Cocatalyst | 43 | [8] |
MoSe2/g-C3N4 | Cocatalyst | 7.5 | [9] |
p-n junction of g-C3N4 | Type II | 140 | [10] |
g-C3N4-NaI-WO3 | Z-scheme | 36 | [11] |
W18O49/g-C3N4 | Plasmonic effect | 4.8 | [12] |
Table S1 Different types of strategies for g-C3N4 and their hydrogen evolution performance
Photocatalyst | Type of strategy | HER performance /(μmol·g-1·h-1) | Ref. |
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CoN/2D g-C3N4 | Nanosheets Nanostructure | 403.6 | This work |
Melem Oligomer | Functional group | 90 | [6] |
MoS2/g-C3N4 | Cocatalyst | 7.5 | [7] |
BP/g-C3N4 | Cocatalyst | 43 | [8] |
MoSe2/g-C3N4 | Cocatalyst | 7.5 | [9] |
p-n junction of g-C3N4 | Type II | 140 | [10] |
g-C3N4-NaI-WO3 | Z-scheme | 36 | [11] |
W18O49/g-C3N4 | Plasmonic effect | 4.8 | [12] |
Fig. S2 (a) XPS survey spectra of 10% CoN/2D g-C3N4 and 2D g-C3N4, (b) Co2p XPS spectra of CoN and 10% CoN/2D g-C3N4, (c) C1s and (d) N1s XPS spectra of 2D g-C3N4 and 10% CoN/2D g-C3N4
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